Placement of the distal locking screws of the femoral intramedullary nail without radiation
| Autor: | E K Dretakis, George M. Kontakis, K.A. Steriopoulos, P G Katonis, I A Galanakis |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Bone Screws Bone Nails law.invention Intramedullary rod Fixation (surgical) Cadaver law Fracture fixation medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Femur Osteosynthesis integumentary system business.industry General Medicine Femoral fracture musculoskeletal system medicine.disease Fracture Fixation Intramedullary Surgery Cadaveric spasm business Femoral Fractures |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 115:43-44 |
| ISSN: | 1434-3916 0936-8051 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf00453216 |
| Popis: | An H-shaped device was invented to facilitate placement of the distal interlocking screws during closed femoral nailing. Eleven sound cadaveric femurs were experimentally nailed before the application of the device in 15 patients with a femoral shaft fracture. In all experimental cases the insertion of the distal screws proved to be easy. In 11 of 15 patients with a femoral fracture, distal locking was achieved using the H-device. These primary results should stimulate further clinical application of the device. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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